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Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886 to Seth Williams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00731.02 Author/Creator: Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note signed Date: May 14, 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 12 x 10.2 cm. Order a Copy

Written in pencil, on note stationery. Union General Hancock, commanding the Middle Military Division and the Department of West Virginia, informs General Williams "I have possession of the two guns, making 20 in all." Written several days after the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia.

Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886
Williams, Seth, 1822-1866

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